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IED explosion leaves two people wounded in western Baghdad
Date: 2018-07-05 18:27:09 GMT - Iraq - Arab world - SN:96 - ID:7475391
BAGHDAD, July 5 (MENA) - An improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, leaving a conscript and a civilian wounded in western Baghdad, an Iraqi security source said. The IED exploded near a security checkpoint belonging to the army in Abu Ghraib ....
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Red Sea gov., Vietnam amb. discuss holding Vietnamese cultural week in Hurghada
Date: 2018-07-05 18:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Miscellaneous - SN:95 - ID:7475321
HURGHADA, Egypt, July 5 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Major General Ahmed Abdullah and Vietnamese Ambassador in Cairo Do Hoang Long discussed on Thursday means of fostering bilateral relations especially holding the Vietnamese cultural week in Hurghada ....
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Surrey has been shaken by its third earthquake in two weeks.
Date: 2018-07-05 18:20:29 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:94 - ID:7475168
LONDON, July 5 (MENA) - A 3.1 magnitude quake hit at 10.53 in Newdigate on Thursday, at a depth of 5km, according to the British Geological Survey. The organization initially said it was magnitude 3. The tremor was described as sounding “like two ....
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Israel-Syria border agreement in danger of collapsing
Date: 2018-07-05 18:01:45 GMT - Russia - World - SN:93 - ID:7475197
GAZA CITY, July 5 (MENA) - The 1974 Separation of Forces Agreement between Israel and Syria may be in danger of collapsing, with Syria's announced intention to return military forces to the town of Quneitra, located three kilometers from the Israeli ....
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Shabaab, clan militias clashes leave 17 dead in Somalia
Date: 2018-07-05 18:00:55 GMT - Somalia - Africa - SN:92 - ID:7475196
MOGADISHU, July 5 (MENA) – At least 17 people have been killed in Somalia after fighting broke out between Islamist extremist group al-Shabaab and clan militias in the country’s central semi-autonomous region of Galmudug, residents and the group ....
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Turkey arrests 33 suspected Daesh militants
Date: 2018-07-05 17:59:53 GMT - Turkey - World - SN:91 - ID:7475294
ANKARA, July 5 (MENA) - Turkish police on Thursday detained 33 suspected Daesh militants in Istanbul, Sky News reported. Among the detainees, 28 are foreigners. Istanbul police said the suspects arrested were planning to carry out a terrorist ....
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More than 5 million tourists visit FIFA World Cup host cities in Russia
Date: 2018-07-05 17:59:16 GMT - Russia - World - SN:90 - ID:7475199
MOSCOW, July 5 (MENA) - More than 5 million tourists, including 2.9 million foreigners, have visited the cities hosting the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, TASS cited head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safonov as saying at a news ....
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Egypt's GDRs in London stable
Date: 2018-07-05 17:58:42 GMT - United Kingdom - Economy - SN:89 - ID:7475217
LONDON, July 5 (MENA) - The Egyptian global depository receipts (GDRs) traded on London Stock Exchange showed stable performance at the close of Thursday’s trading. The GDRs of the Commercial International Bank (CIB) went down 1.39 percent to ....
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Japanese PM to meet N Korean leader
Date: 2018-07-05 17:57:48 GMT - Japan - World - SN:88 - ID:7475204
TOKYO, July 5 (MENA) - Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has expressed determination to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the issue of the North's abductions of Japanese, Japanese NHK broadcasting reported. Abe was speaking at a ....
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PM reviews strategic commodities, internal trade development files
Date: 2018-07-05 17:56:41 GMT - Egypt - Egypt - SN:87 - ID:7475324
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli discussed with Supply Minister Ali Moselhi on Thursday a number of files, including those of strategic commodities, internal trade development and ration cards’ lists. Cabinet spokesman ....